Absolutely. I don't debate that there are many clueless Windows users, as well. But Windows users are accustomed to bugs and they're usually not going around foolishly touting the reliability of their OS like some deluded Mac and Linux users.
By the way, did you like the Watts Humphrey text?
Foolishly touting? I've used all three OS's. Maybe XP has caught up with the others finally, but I can tell you
from experience that Linux and Mac OS 9.1 are vastly superior in stability to NT, 95 or 98. (Admittedly Mac OS 7.xx and 8.1 were almost as bad as contemporaneous MS releases on stability. They still win on ease of use.)
The only times OS 9.1 has frozen on me was when I or a family member was running MS Internet Explorer or MS Office (my brother-in-law works for MS and gave us a copy).
I have never had Linux freeze in years of use at my office.
In my book emperical evidence trumps software engineering theory, no matter how exalted the author.
By the way, did you like the Watts Humphrey text? i haven't read it, which is one reason i looked up the link. i've been working my way through the tcp/ip (wright/stevens [r.i.p]) series and (very slowy) knuth. the humphrey book is a prime candidate to go on my christmas list.